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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-19
WILD TURKEY SHOOTING.
How tho Stupid Birds Are Found end
Killed In the South.
Especial ~Correepopdence.1

Especial Correspondence
CHARLESTON, Jan. 10.-The goose, for some
reason or other, has been generally considered
the exemplar of all that is dull and stupid.
But there is certainly one bird which greatly
exceeds it in stupidity. Some of the smallest
OF the feathered tribe will resort to ali sorts
of devices for the purpose of distracting atten-
ton from the locality of their nests; but the
wild turkey of South Carolina will blindly
lead its dire enemy, the huntsman, to its roost.
The turkey hunter is almost invariably ac-
companied by his dog-Rually a mongrel,
who knows only enough to attack the wounded
bird when it attempts to utilize its sturdy legs
as a means of escape from its would-be de-
stroyer.
Tho method employed by the southern negro,
who is the most persistent enemy the wild
turkey has, is quite a simple one. Strolling
out into the woods on a fine afternoon he puts
his "call" Ia c%uriously contrived instrument
made Of cane) to his lips and proceeds to imi-
tate the noise made by the gobbler. If he re-
ceives no response he moves on for a consider
able distance and continues to repeat
the experiment until his call Is an
swered. He then slowly rises from his
STOPPING posture, when the turkey upon see-
ing him starts to fly in a bee line toward its
roost. 1t will have become quite dark by this
time, and the negro quickly follows, and by
the judicious use of the "call' soon discovers
| the tree or trees upon which the "drove'
roosts every night.
The rest is plain sailing for the darby. He
is astir bright and early next morning and
sallies forth upon his errand of destruction,
gun upon shoulder and this homely but obe-
dent mongrel following at his heels. Arriv-
ing at the roost about an hour before light,
he awaits the first peep of day, upon the ar
rival of which he fires into the bunch, usually
bringing down one or more of the birds. 1t
is right here that the dense stupidity Of the
turkey is most forcibly illustrated. The sur
vivors, aroused by the discharge Of the gun,
look wearily about them, and If they
fail to see any sign Of life, relapse ut
once into a ~semi-conscious state. The
hunter, who has been awaiting this, again
fires, and repeats the operation until
the daylight, or some indiscreet movement of
his, warns the birds that they must be- Off to
their feeding grounds, for which they start in
a body, followed by a parting shot from both
barrels OF the darRy's gun. This is usually
his most effective shot, and it is not IN un-
common occurrence for him to ewing" half q
dozen or so. This affords the dog an oppor-
tunity to display his mettle, as the wound
birds begin to run as soon as they strike the
ground, or cornered they will fight like game
cocks.
The negro returns to tho slaughter every
morning until the whole flock has been
slaughtered One "drove" will sometimes
yield the fortunate finder $50 worth of birds.
]. M. c.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-19
Brace Up.

You are feeling depressed, your appe-
tile is poor, you ure bothered with head
ache, sou ure fidgelty. nervous. aud gener-
sill out of sorts, and want to brace Hp.
Brace up, but not with stinnlante, spring
medicines, OF Sstters,s -hich bave for
their basis vary. chea.a whiskys and
which stimulate you, ,.s...n SANd6f, and
then leave you IN worse. tondition than
before. What you want il al alternative
that vilIpurify your blood, start healthy
sctionrof Liver and Kidneys, restore your
vitality, and give renewed health and
strength. Such a medicine you will fpd
in Electric Bitters, aud only so cents =
bottle OF Purdy & Brecht, drug store.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-19
HUDSON RlvsR ICE BoATs.
The Novel Winter Sport of the Ameri-
car Rhine. ~ 49,. 1.

The Novel Winter Sport of the Ameri-
can Rhine.
Especial correspondence
PouGHKEEPslE, Jan. 10.--Did you ever
take a ride on an ice boata Mol Congratu-
late yourself.
/, myself, have had experience in that line.
! have a friend who has a fine ice yacht on
the Hudson, and when he invited me to see
how liked his craft / was only too glad to
accept. The wind was in the right quarter,
the ice was in prime condition and everything
was just as it should be. Before the yacht
was ssiet goV my friend told me be would
show me before the trip was over just how
quick he could bring his flyer about.
He did, to his own satisfaction and my in
finite discomfort. He had told me to ahang
on" and l supposed I was obeying his instruc-
tions, but ! hadn't any sort of an idea of the
intensity with which l was required to chang
on" in order to keep my place. So when he
put her aboutI found myself initiating the
birds of the air. But I flew without N
wings, involuntarily, and alighted with great
earnestness, not to say violence. And I felt
as If / had been projected from a catapult. s
Blu the sport is one of the most exciting in
the world, il it is dangerous, and it wasn't
very long before / tried my changing on
abilities again, and with better success.
Ice yachting is nowhere so thoroughly un-
derstood and enjoyed as here, nor is it any
where else SO generally practiced: though, at
Toronto, Tn told, they have sone pretty good
yachts, and sail them pretty well, too. But
the conditions are not SO favorable there as
here.
The ice yachtsmen Of ~Poughkeepsie are just
now busy getting ready for their annual
races. The Poughkeepsie club members own
fourteen yachts, and of course there is a good
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-19
A Complete Life Buoy,

A young Irish sailor named WEIGH, in the
United States navy, is credited with having
invented ~ remarkable and complete life
buoy; It is a circular belt In which are
mounted six vertical hollow tubes. ,Thess
are each filled with, first, Greek fire In suf1-
Gent quantity to burn fifty seconds; second,
Roman candles that explode every ten
rocket explodes, are projected in six different
directions, giving the drowning man AZ
many chances for his life.--New York Sun.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-19

TIRE latest and fnest, deaigns In interior
- decoration. Hg-Bhop on bouglaa avennah
between Third and Fourth streets. Yankton,
JOHN LANG.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-19
AN AGED MILLIONAIRE.
GOSSIP ABOUT w. w. ccRcoRAN
AND HIS CHARITIES.
How He Made His Monographs Mansion
and His Art Gallery-Mrs. Logan and
Washington society-Privato Dalxell
and other Notes.
Especial Correspondence.

Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON. Jam. 10.-I saw the million
aire Corcoran on the street to-day. His
eighty-eighth birthday occurred during the
latter part of last December, and he Is a hale,
hearty old man. He is the richest man in
Washington, and he owns stocks and bonds
and real estate running into the value of six
ciphers and more. He is a distinguished look
ing character, tall and well rounded. He
will weigh three times as much us George
Bancroft, though he has not half the activ-
ity. nor one-third the FIRE of the old historian.
He has a big head, covered with hair of
frosted silver, bright blue eyes looking out
from under a high forehead, and heavy
brows. He has a strong jaw and a firm
mouth, the upper lip Of which is garnished
with a snow white mustache. He dresses
well, and he wore to-day dark clothes, anavy
blue chinchilla overcoat, with a velvet collar.
a tall hat and patent leather shoes and over
CATERS. A gold pin was stuck in his fancy
cravat, and he looked very much like the
typical nobleman of the French novel. He
had his body servant or valet with him.
This was a white man. who helped him In and
ont of his couue.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-27
The Beau Ideal of a Family Medicine.

A remedy which promptly and completely
relieves ailments OF such common occurrence
as indigestion, constipation, biliousness and
disorders of a malarial type, is assuredly the
beau ideal of family medicine. Suchis Hos
tetteris Stomach Bitters, which is not only
also counteracting tendency TO kidney
troubles, rheumatism and premature deca-
dence of stamina. Taking it Tall round" as
the phrase is, there is probably not in eX-
household panacea as the Bitters Nor is it
less highly esteemed by the medical profession
than by the families of America. Numberless
testimonials from professional sources of ire
tragable authenticity evince its merit. The
demand for it abroad, no less than in the land
of its discovery, is certainly increasing, time
and experience of its benefcent effects con-
flrming the high opinion originally formed of
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-27
NIGHT.

The dcwy mists fall down DER sea AMI land,
The Sly is dark save where the twinllling star
Peeps through the clouds and, gazing from afar,
Tips cry ripping wave that leaves the strand
with iparks and streaks and shimmsriug threads
of light.
A soft breeze spreads the breath of sleeping
Towers,
And through the stiffness. signaling the hours,
The whippoorwilrs sad cry rings through the
night
The world is wrapped in darkness; shadows fall,
Like silhouettes, beneath each giant tree,
And from the meadows cricketS chrp and call,
And WOO the frogs in sweet security.
Ger the dim earth the veil OF night is thrown,
And darkness now claims all things as her own,
Maud Ealbtleiscl
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-27
TWILL HE COMET

The sun has lit the wood and set;
With heavy dews the grass is wet,
The frs stand out in silhouette,
Sharp, tall and Silly;
Sometimes rabbit fits in sight.
A scampering whisk-a CLEAN of white;
Naught else 'Ior scarf she gathers tight
The air is chilly.
The belfry q ick strikes slowly-eight.
"Ah, waning love makes trysters late;
Slack sutton he whose queen may watt"
She stops and listens:
A dead leaf rustled-that was all!
Well, maiden pride viii come at call;
She will not let the teardrop fall
1t stands and glistens.
She turns-but bark! the step she knowsl
The branches part and, swinging, close;
What penance now on him impose
The tryst who misses:
She can't be hard, though sore she tries,
For love will melt through loving eyes,
And all the Gliding words that rise
Are crushed with KISSES
.-Cassell's Magazine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-27
Death of Mrs. Dean.

Mrs Susan A. Dean, formerly of Gal
weston and wife OF the late f. R. Dean,
died in this city yesterday, and will be
buried at 4 O'Clock this evening from the
residence of Col l. g. Searcy, POI West
Tenth street. Mrs. Dean had been in bad
health for some months, and moved to
Austin in the hope Of improving her con-
dition. She was a sister Of Mrs. Searcy,
and leaves young lady daughter and a
son, Mr.. Sanford Dean, who is student
of the University.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-27
Bucklen,s Arnica salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
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sores, letter, chspped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 20 cents per
box. For sale by Morley Bros.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-27

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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-27

Mr.. Bean and Miss Allibone we're walk
ing in Green's pasture last Sunday and sat
down on messy bank. "Isn't this moss
beautiful" said Miss Allibone. II love to
look at it; how it grows upon you"
every likely it does on you, Miss Allibone,
bat IL does not on Ine; I'm no mossback."
This remark shortened their walk about
two hours" Melrose journal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-27

An engineer on the Wabash railway, whose
train has yet to meet with its first accident,
attributes his good fortune TO a cat that has
been his constant companion in the cab for a
year.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-27

Kansas has seventy-one daily and rs
weekly newspapers. This is an increase Of
forty-six dailies and 800 weeklies since June,
1885.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-02-20
A Fine Norman

NJ II. Hardy & Co. Of the Oasis
Ernch. sold yesterday to Mresrs.
Rhodes y Bragg. Of Long Valley, Las
sen Co. Cal, the noted y ,rmln Per.
chrrun s H!lnu cot u ,cior.' This
iie animal will b; four years old the
coming Spring, Is Is hand, high. sirt,
: feet. II C"Il black. aud will ", igh when
grown , 200 muds. His pedigree for
s"Vrn Z .u"rht.Or - back. on hptn SIDES.
sho"1 large stock AMI that. togrth I
with his siG'. form. CoiOr. st,Ic aud
action. proves him tbs best deaf It Il.
li"n OF his mg" that ever crossed the
Rocky Mountains, which Is cont, med
by The fact that lie took the hr,t Iiizr
ut the Words Fair in 1913.
MrssTs. Ehoies & bag have been
travelling in California in search Of u
suitable animal to plnce ut tbe head Of
Their herd Tor the purpoS" Of hre, ding
graded ttulilons t. sup ~ the demand
from eastern California uul western
Nevada, aud hearing Of this famous
colt EirCtnr, II member of the firm cane
Oh and NnS 81 well pleased with the
horse that the purchase was Immediate.
" conc uaed aud the young horse will
hc shipped In California. rnis s,le
speaks we'll for the enterprise of NJ. Il.
Hardy d Co. who ure in II fair way 10
t'Lo u leading pOsitiIiou amons the
leaders ia Gnn h,rscs on the Pacific
Cmrst. Auo;hcr shipment OF fine stnl.
lions for the isis X inch will bs ina L.
in the Spriug, and all communications
addressed To- VI II. Hardy IL Co, 70.
Hmo, Nevada. will receive prompt attou-
ton.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-02-20
Elko. Feb. II. 1887.
Make No Mistake,

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brought gladn'ss ~ many a household. by ia
prompt use for breaking up thc cold ihli to
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You make no mistake by keeping . bottle Of
this pleasant rcmcj e. ,cit hou,e. GALL.
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trbdi'Aiipg all traces Of Mas ! Catsr h.. Boih
NJ these wonderful California tcmeIies are
soil ard warfsrteI by .. q. MuLLER. 81
package, ) for ~ 81.
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ElhO lNM
frur.. Saturday. Daily.
I.dAGI pI.

The Bureau hotel at Eureka wants a
good hash Iingrr.
We have lot received n o,py Of the
Carson Tribuue this week. Auyrhiug
tie mHttuT2
It Nil nov be in or Tier for You to
show that You contributed - to the
Snae University.
Reno JJuru,I:-ClcvclAn i. - regular
+. /. '. lie tanks "i n,th.uE bat
Fishing, ErnLk.c and NrtUcs.
Tvs reported that tbs Perpetrators Of
the PHiI,adr robbery nIe the former
cook Hnd waiter 1T B,um's hotel.
Booile Alderman O'NciI. of New
York. has been zeu, euccd I" tour uLd
one hall yeIrS ia the l. u.,cntIury.
Smith 81. Weed. Of New Yak. il
spoken VI a. probably being Mnnmms',
'uccrs-s t. tnr Irru.u.y r%oIIIuiIo.
Carson ImlrI:-Thr niIrl man in
the S"nHtc ~ Col. H,rIvSty. OF ErLu.
Who IL sTN fe,t. three aHI .:ouuh
inches high
III" Reno Guzrtte says that eve do
mot s"und - Tcrdlr-S alarm" il u com.
img a. nInuuIUu lis as NOW does your
snatch nun
Ihr young lajy rhs burst imio tears
has been put togr, her again. and i, muv
soaring hoops to prevent the Ircur-
renee al the accident.
r. C.. PTuukcu. of Tuscnrora, arrived
from tursun last night. lie claims that
hc is mlsr"Po, s,ntrd in the reported
interrie" published IN tue Virginia
Chronicle.
The jury in the cuse Of Mcwhort,r
EDITOR al the Msrysvillc. Cat, Demo
"rut. who shot uni Killed Deputy Mar.
shnl E~ChtDsrU. brought IN II verdict Of
no guilty Thursday morning.
The. Etamincr says tia, the nptncss
oi mn OHIO iDcSsage To the Nevada Leg.
iHlatuic u not aplarrn'. AMI that Say.
ernor Stevenson was probably sent for
aud couldn't 20.
Tive lTirriPnl railtosds are reported
- having commenced the arrangement
OF thar bu Sincss ~ na Ia comply Will,
thc ~Fnircmen:a ~ the Intrr State
law recently passed 10y Congress.
Ia Il lawful for Ecvnd, papers 20
publish u list OF the nGmbcr. drt wing
Che barge pIiL y IN the Louisiana stito
Lottery II seems Shat this ~ ''tdv.r
tiSing a lottery" within the meaning Of
the Statute.
Jan,r u Ghscn nroi yns ,biI morning
by private ]oonveysnce from f,gt Hal
lcck aud rrportS fine slcighiug all the
way, the suov len TX about eighteen in.
o'les deep the greater pant of the way.
lie says stock III his locality are doing
wei.
Patti passed through by lAs, evenings
train and the biinls of her car were
closeIv drawn lest she might be con.
tnminatcd 10y The vulgnr gnz' oft Gu.
rious crowd. This ,ns al Unnecessary
pTccantion on the pant of the diva. ~
fhnre IL no one la Exc Who cares to soc
her.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-02-20
The ogd. N Elaeti,n.

The municipal election at Oglen on
Monday resulted in II complete triumph
for the Mormon ticket. The officers
elected wsrs Mayor, Aldermen. Conr-
cilors, Recorder. Treasurer, Assessor
aud Mtrshni. the Liberal ticket polling
rom l.22i TO l.25j votes for their ynr-
inus candidates. while the S ,iuts se-
cureL rom 1885 to 1883 for the 10
lowers of the meek und lowIy Brigham.
scoring a victory for the entire Mormon
ticket.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-02-20

A'Oembayuau Powell ~.ilssths suvse
State that the act relating TO bouuties on
Wild cat and coyote Hcalpa has bssa
nmen'ied so that the rcaIps musG b
presented in lots Of not lees than ten ~
a time. and the oath and certificate
must be paid for by the p<non apply.
lug for the bounty.
In tina. event it is important that
Justices Of the Peace be furnished I'M.
mediately with a certified copy Of the
Act az amended. in order that they may
collect their fees from the parties TAX.
ing the sealps and not lose the emolu-
menis Of the oniee by depending on the
county treasury for the payment Of
their claims.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-02-20
srvsr l,set,nr IN Eurland.

An influential meeting ut L,iee ser.
England. Wednesday evening, endorsed
The action OF the silver party at Wash.
ington aud unanimously adopted u reS-
olution declaring that nothing short Of
tue free coinage Of silver would support
prices in the Interest Of the labor cltsses.
and that the influences exerted by
Beck. Jones, Telle1, Weaver aud Bland
were Of the utmost Importance. Free
win. the delegate to the R-Mstsilio
League, proposed the resolution.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-02-20
Eu.icc TO buns.

The meeting called for this evening
II postponed until Friday the 18th Ia.
sL,nt nj p " when II full Attendance
is required 10 fully organize aud ap.
point the warrior. commuters for the
c~Duvcnirncr Of all old siiHs. lemcur.
b T the old Hospital is the place Of
meeting. The OrIrr Of businr.s IL fret.
the HIuointmeut Of "a committee on
wood piles. second. n ]cOnuniit"c ou ~.
looms and pool, third. rustlimg commit.
Tee: fourth. committee Oh general sup.
kjics, and such other business ~ may
bc required for the convenience Of oil
old SttJs.
by order, 7. P.sRop,
Temporary Ch1irmau.
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Occidental Club

The ON ,ers OF the Occidental Scirec
Club desire Ia nmununcc that owing 10
brIouse numb T of invitations issued
Il nsS De that Eum, persons. whose
frs-escs on the UccaSion OF tho Grand
ball Of The 22md IL dcsi ed. may have
been Inadvertently omitted. Such
omissions. II avg have occurred. will Le
provided for BY application to
JouS u~gSDEn,o SON,
Secretary
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Ho.IGE To DEBTORS.

Notice il hereby given that the notes
and Of the estate Of l.. Z. lin-
ming, deceased, have been. by order VI
the Count, turned over to the under
signed who is authorized to collect aud
receipt for alt claims due to the said L..
z. Banning deceased. All persons
knowing themselves indebted either to
the said deceased oil To the undersigned.
nre requested to make immediate settle.
mcnt aud save costs.
MIs. FRANcTs BASSISo.
ElkO, New, Jan. 81. 1887.
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notice.

Mr.. G. W. Grover. at the IsDxrsSp.
ESr Once. has authority to collect
moneys dre inc and to receipt for tho
same. during my absence from Elko.
For the neat three mouths my al.
dress will he Santa Cruz, Cal.
jy l3.lm. &. 8. Sans,
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An Curo.

Thp ORIGINAL All ~ { OINTMENT IL
only Pu1ur IL Large, twu-Juucs ia boxes. aud
IL an sb- dilute cure for old sor A. burns,
wonnds. chapped hands. aud all skin trun.
tons. Will positively euro sil tind- ~ ties,
AK for tho CktitNh ABLE FINE oISr.
MENT. Sold by ,. Y. Muller al u cents peg
boz by mail ~ cents.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
GEN HorEL-Bariirtt x OstreicLer,
Proprieturs.

Proprieturs. 3
Ed knvanaugh, p e Roliu. Pine VAL
ley, Mrs Vic folly * children, T G
Pluukett, FIR Il wilson, Tuscarora; A
IL Tn,er. Bnllion; Mrs A Lowe &
child. Chas G~rcenbcrg. Thad Porter,
Osino.
Frank Boskowirz. San francisco; d
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The Board Of Examination will hold
q session. for the purpose Of examining
applicants for / nchers certificates, at
the Super. niendent's Office ON the q,
20 mud 90 Instant. Teachers whose crr-
,ifcnt's expim before July LIT nre ek-
peo,ed to be present at 0 o'clock a. X.
Oh the FIRST day.
7. n. STONE. g.
Supt. Pub. Schools.
Elko, Feb. IL. 1887.